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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates read materials prior to a plenary session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010.

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates appear exhausted during a plenary session of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010.

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MISIA at COP10 conference

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese singer MISIA (R) speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2010, as delegates opened the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, scheduled to run through Oct. 29 in the central Japan city. At left is Ahmed Djoghlaf, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

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Unofficial talks on genetic resources at COP10

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates discuss how to share the benefits derived from genetic resources during unofficial talks at the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2010.

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto (L) raises a wooden hammer he received from Jochen Flasbarth (R), president of the German Federal Environment Agency and chair of the previous international biodiversity talks, at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010, the first day of the forum.

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates gather at Nagoya Congress Center in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, as the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) began on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate in the forum running through Oct. 29.

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto speaks at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate in the forum, which began the same day and runs through Oct. 29.

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COP10 kicks off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Organizers of the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) check that information sheets and other handouts are in place ahead of the opening of the conference in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. The forum begins on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate.

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COP10 kicks off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Nagoya Congress Center, the site for the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10), beginning in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate.

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Working group meeting on biodiversity ends divided

NAGOYA, Japan - Timothy Hodges (L) and Fernando Casas (C), who co-chaired a meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources, hold a press conference after the meeting with Ahmed Djoghlaf (R), the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on Oct. 16, 2010, in Nagoya. The industrialized and developing countries remained divided on how to share benefits from the use of genetic resources, ahead of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, which starts Oct. 18.

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Biodiversity awareness

NAGOYA, Japan - Children look at a diorama displaying scenes of eco-friendly agriculture in Nagoya on Oct. 14, 2010, ahead of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, to be held in the central Japan city later in the month.

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Biodiversity talks

NAGOYA, Japan - Fernando Casas of Colombia (R) and Timothy Hodges of Canada, co-chairs of the ad hoc working group on access and benefit-sharing of the biodiversity convention, speak at a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 13, 2010. The working group meets on Oct. 13-15 prior to the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, which will be held on Oct. 18-29.

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Singer Misia calls for cooperation for COP10

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese singer Misia calls for international cooperation to ensure the success of an upcoming international biodiversity conference in Nagoya, central Japan, during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 21, 2010. She is an honorary ambassador for the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP10.

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Participants in youth biodiversity conference

TSU, Japan - Participants in the International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010 study plants in Mie Prefecture on Aug. 24, 2010. The conference is associated with the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the so-called CBD COP10, that will be held in Aichi Prefecture in October 2010.

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Singer Misia calls for cooperation for COP10

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese singer Misia calls for international cooperation to ensure the success of an upcoming international biodiversity conference in Nagoya, central Japan, during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 21, 2010. She is an honorary ambassador for the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP10. (Kyodo)

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Participants in youth biodiversity conference

TSU, Japan - Participants in the International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010 study plants in Mie Prefecture on Aug. 24, 2010. The conference is associated with the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the so-called CBD COP10, that will be held in Aichi Prefecture in October 2010. (Kyodo)

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Unofficial talks on genetic resources at COP10

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates discuss how to share the benefits derived from genetic resources during unofficial talks at the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2010. (Kyodo)

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MISIA at COP10 conference

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese singer MISIA (R) speaks during a news conference in Nagoya on Oct. 18, 2010, as delegates opened the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, scheduled to run through Oct. 29 in the central Japan city. At left is Ahmed Djoghlaf, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto (L) raises a wooden hammer he received from Jochen Flasbarth (R), president of the German Federal Environment Agency and chair of the previous international biodiversity talks, at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010, the first day of the forum. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates gather at Nagoya Congress Center in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, as the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) began on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate in the forum running through Oct. 29. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto speaks at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate in the forum, which began the same day and runs through Oct. 29. (Kyodo)

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COP10 kicks off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Nagoya Congress Center, the site for the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10), beginning in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate. (Kyodo)

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COP10 kicks off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Organizers of the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) check that information sheets and other handouts are in place ahead of the opening of the conference in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. The forum begins on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity talks

NAGOYA, Japan - Fernando Casas of Colombia (R) and Timothy Hodges of Canada, co-chairs of the ad hoc working group on access and benefit-sharing of the biodiversity convention, speak at a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 13, 2010. The working group meets on Oct. 13-15 prior to the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, which will be held on Oct. 18-29. (Kyodo)

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Working group meeting on biodiversity ends divided

NAGOYA, Japan - Timothy Hodges (L) and Fernando Casas (C), who co-chaired a meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources, hold a press conference after the meeting with Ahmed Djoghlaf (R), the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on Oct. 16, 2010, in Nagoya. The industrialized and developing countries remained divided on how to share benefits from the use of genetic resources, ahead of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, which starts Oct. 18. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity awareness

NAGOYA, Japan - Children look at a diorama displaying scenes of eco-friendly agriculture in Nagoya on Oct. 14, 2010, ahead of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, to be held in the central Japan city later in the month. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates appear exhausted during a plenary session of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity conference in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates read materials prior to a plenary session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) in Nagoya on Oct. 29, 2010. (Kyodo)